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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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